 Had he lived to our times, he might probably have been won over by a popular essay on the subject, which describes, in pathetic phrase, the manifold delights attending on that dish— the fat, which is no fat — the lean which is not lean—- the eyes...  Traits of Travel: Or, Tales of Men and Cities - Pagina 173door Thomas Colley Grattan - 1829Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1823 - 746 pagina’s
...his antipathies, — and among them was roast-pig. Had he lived to our times, he might probably hive been won over by a popular essay on the subject, which...it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roast-pig upon his table, and so it happened, that, at sixteen years of age, I had never seen one.... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pagina’s
...plain speaking, plain feeding, and so on. But he had his antipathies — and among them was roast-pig. Had he lived to our times, he might probably have...it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roast-pig upon his table, and so it happened, that, at sixteen years of age, I had never seen one.... | |
 | 1823 - 758 pagina’s
...plain speaking, plain feeding, and so on. But he had his antipathies, — and among them was roast-pig. Had he lived to our times, he might probably have...it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roast-pig upon his table, and so it happened, that, at sixteen years of age, I had never seen one.... | |
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pagina’s
...our times, he might probably have heen won over by a popular essay on the subject, which descrihes, in pathetic phrase, the manifold delights attending...it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roast-pig upon his table, and so it happened, that, at sixteen years of age, I had never seen one.... | |
 | 1823 - 762 pagina’s
...been won over by a popular essay on the subject, which describes, in pathetic phrase, the nlanifold delights attending on that dish — the fat, which...it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roast-pig upon his table, and so it happened, that, at sixteen years of age, I had never seen one.... | |
 | 1823 - 496 pagina’s
...subject, which describes, in pathetic phrase, the manifold delights attending on that dish — tl/c fat, which is no fat — the lean which is not lean...sockets, and other tender touches of description. Be thisas it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roast-pig upon his table, and so it happened,... | |
 | 1830 - 410 pagina’s
...to con elude that of thosa twenty, the majority had never been successfully vaccinated. lean—the eyes melting from their sockets, and other tender...indulged by my mother with a most exquisite and tender two-months porker, in all its sucking innocence, and succulent delight, as the prime dish in that annual... | |
 | 1830 - 398 pagina’s
...every reason to con elude that of these twenty, the majority had never been successfully vaccinated, lean — the eyes melting from their sockets, and...it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer Toast pig upon his table ; and so it happened, that, at sixteen years of age, I had never seen one.... | |
 | 1846 - 408 pagina’s
...by its lively author in a somewhat exaggerated style of colouring. " My father was a plain sort of a man — liked plain speaking, plain feeding, and so...indulged by my mother with a most exquisite and tender two-months porker, in all its sucking innocence, and succulent delight, as the prime dish in that annual... | |
 | David A. Kent, D. R. Ewen - 1992 - 428 pagina’s
...describes, in pathetic phrase, the manifold delights attending on that dish—the fat, which is no fat—the lean which is not lean— the eyes melting from their...sockets, and other tender touches of description. 19 Be this as it may, my unenlightened parent would never suffer roastpig upon his table, and so it... | |
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